Bundle 12 - Organisms and their Environment

Bundle 12: Organisms and Their Environment



Guiding Questions

1. What are the levels of organization within an ecosystem?

2. How does an organism interact with its environment?

3. How are comparative and descriptive investigations used in science?



Webquest


Living or Not Living



Ecological Niches

Levels of Organization







Vocabulary

matter - anything that has volume and mass
abiotic - a non-living thing or something that is not alive
biotic - anything living or once living
organisms - a living thing such as a plant or animal
populations - all the members of one species in a given area
niche - the role (job) an organism plays in its habitat
commensalism - relationship where one species benefits and the other species is neither helped nor harmed

mutualism - relationship where both organisms benefit

parasitism- relationship where one species lives on or inside another organism and benefits while harming the host
prokaryotic
eukaryotic
unicellular
multicellular
autotrophic
habitat
heterotrophic
kingdom
communities
classification
domains

Important Links

Ecology Introduction

Biotic & Abiotic Factors in Ecosystems

Food Chains / Trophic Levels




















Interesting Animal Interactions with the Environment






GAMES
Exploring Ecosystems
Biotic or Abiotic Baseball
Soccer Biotic or Abiotic
Alien Attackers
Food Chains Game
Bigger Food Chains Game
Build A Food Chain
Fun With Food Webs

Food Fight!